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| Topics |
Chapters
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| Introduction to astrobiology |
1
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| Stars and chemical evolution |
2-6
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| Planetary evolution |
11
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| Exam 1 |
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| Nature and origin of life |
7-8
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| Biological evolution |
9
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| Alien life |
10
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| Exam 2 |
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| Habitable worlds |
16
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| Venus |
12
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| Mars |
13-14
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| Gas giant moons |
15
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| Extrasolar planets |
17
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| Exam 3 |
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| SETI |
18, 20
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| Interstellar travel |
19
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| Contact with alien civilizations |
21
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| Fermi paradox |
22
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| Planetary engineering |
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| Final exam |
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